Christian Christensen (runner)
(Redirected from Christian Christensen (athlete))
Christian August Christensen | |
---|---|
![]() Portrait by Axel Hou, 1914. | |
Born | |
Died | December 5, 1956 | (aged 80)
Christian August Christensen (6 August 1876 in Copenhagen – 5 December 1956 in Søllerød) was a Danish book printer and track and field athlete. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was a member of Københavns Idræts Forening and served as the club's president from 1903–1905 and from 1916–1918.[1]
Athletic career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Christian_Christensen_%28runner%29.png/220px-Christian_Christensen_%28runner%29.png)
Christensen was one of 13 athletes to compete for Denmark at the 1900 Summer Olympics, where he competed in several track and field events. In the 800 meter event he placed 5th in his heat and did not advance to the finals. In the 1500 meter event he placed fifth out of 9 competitors.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Christian Christensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. pp. 43–44, 263. ISBN 0786403780 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Christian Christensen". Olympic Games. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from September 2022
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Articles with hCards
- 1876 births
- 1956 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Denmark
- Danish male middle-distance runners
- Athletes from Copenhagen
- 20th-century Danish people
- All stub articles
- Danish athletics biography stubs